Address:
838 South Baldwin Avenue
Arcadia, CA 91007
Phone Number:
626 254 9926
Web Site:
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Niki Nakayama, previously with Azami Sushi Café on Melrose, is now Executive Chef at Inaka Seafood Gourmet in Arcadia. By day, the fast-casual Japanese deli is primarily grab-and-go, with seasonal soups, sushi, rice bowls and entrée salads with fresh dairy-free dressings. There are also daily specials.
Here’s a sampling of Inaka’s dishes:
- Soba noodles with edamame
- Warm wild mushroom salad
- California crab and avocado salad
- Blue crab kimchee pilaf bowl
- Popcorn shrimp burger
- Inaka Special: 5-item sampler box – grilled fish of the day, 2 deli sides, choice of 4PC sashimi or sushi, brown or white rice
Inaka also acts as a fresh fish market, selling sushi-grade toro, crab meat and halibut, to name just three choices. They also sell “specialty” selections like octopus, jumbo clam, salmon roe and smelt roe.
At night after the market closes, Chef Nakayama prepares an eight-course omakase tasting menu at The Chef’s Table. Her seasonal menu features immaculate seafood, organic produce and premium cuts of meat like Kurobuta pork and Kobe beef. Seating is limited to 10 people per night. The meal costs $80 per person. Reservations are required at least two weeks in advance.
Hours:
Monday – Saturday: 11 AM – 7 PM
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How did we get so lucky? We just moved to El Monte and were feeling sushi so we looked this and a couple other places up on Google–narrowly missed going elsewhere–and ended up here around 7 pm with a sense of adventure. Good thing we didn’t know the hours. We were the only people there and the waitress was super cool. Oh yeah, and the music was extremely chill, too. We got california roll, spicy tuna roll, tempura, miso soup, and the Chirashi bowl and it was all incredible, down to the rice with toasted sesame seeds. My husband liked the tempura so much he ordered a second helping! Now that I’ve read some reviews I don’t know how we got so lucky as to have the restaurant–and chef!–all to ourselves, but if coming on a Thursday night has anything to do with it, Thursday is sushi night! Inaka is great find.